suspicous online Badminton store

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  1. Kamikaze

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    This shop sells genuine rackets. You probably have not noticed but sometimes when you visit the BC forums, you see their website listed in the ad bar.
     
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    Don't worry, as what Matt said, this site is very reliable!!! The owner is very friendly and responsible!!
     
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    im thinking about buying from here has anyone got anything from this sotre yet?? are the rackets real??
     
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    I suspect at least some of the Yonex rackets are not US coded (i.e. Ti series, as they are discontinued in US for a while). Therefore, the price might be cheaper, depend on this store's source. However, if you do concern about warranty, Yonex US is NOT an option for non US coded rackets.
     
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    It looks like they are SP rackets because the owner said they have a shop in HK.
     
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    Strange, the Yonex racquets seem to be a pretty normal price comparative to the pro shops around here, but the other brands are much, much cheaper.
     
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    If they have a store in HK, then I won't be surprised as the Asian "local" brands should be cheaper from them. If you are a US/CD based dealer, you need to pay duty tax when import stuff, and the cost of operating in north america is much higher (utility, labor, rent, shipping, etc) than in Asia. ;)
     
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    For CD dealers, you would need to pay duty tax because they charge for imports (see customs info for details). For US they do not.

    Assuming this is a mail parcel.
     
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    I believe US pays duty tax as well, just not as high (%) as in CD. Also, in general, the operational cost in US is much higher than in CD. :eek:
     
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    Are you sure?

    I've received like package from HK and Japan and I didn't pay for anything. Not sure if we are on the same page.
     
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    I was referring to business transactions, like you import 500 rackets in 1 transaction. For private package, I think US has much loose standard than in CD. :rolleyes:
     

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